Can you analyze MCM strategy in China?MCM believed since the beginning of the high potential on the Chinese market due to the growing numbers of consumers in China. The market growth was significant in regard to the numbers in 2009 and 2010. In 2009 the Chinese market was the 9th largest wine market by volume and in 2010 the Chinese wine market was the 4th largest wine market of consumers in the world. Besides the numbers and statistics which were interesting for MCM, there was another reason for the company to enter the Chinese market. Within the Chinese society the consumption of wine became more and more attractive, because it symbolizes a kind of the Western world lifestyle. Red wine was with 90% the wine with the highest numbers of consumes. Therefore MCM decided to start with the import of red wine from South Africa to China. For MCM it was important to differentiate itself from the other wines offered in China. It was important to sell a wine of high quality and good reputation. The company was aware of the fact that a foreign, more exotic wine on the Chinese market was linked directly linked with the reputation of a better quality. MCM knew that if they want to have high numbers in sales it was important to not only promote the wine as high quality product, but also to promote the wine as a beverage coming from South Africa. To reach the highest number of potential customers, MCM decided to fix the price at a middle range. In this way, the wine was affordable for a higher number of consumers, but was still seen in the better quality level. MCM was aware of the eventual difficulties which could appear at the beginning of the business idea. That was the reason why they chose to work with a local business partner. This partner knew better the language, culture and specifies of the Chinese market. The Chinese business partner had the task to create relationships with restaurants, distributors and other customers. The next step was to choose a local...

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3. Identify specific approaches or strategies that must be implemented to reach each goal The strategies are often what change the most as the organization eventually conducts more
robust strategic planning, particularly by more closely examining the external and internal
environments of the organization.
4. Identify specific action plans to implement each strategy - These are the specific...

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...STRATEGY FORMULATION
Basic strategic planning is comprised of several components that build upon the previous piece of the plan, and operates much like a flow chart. However, prior to embarking on this process, it is important to consider the players involved. There must be a commitment from the highest office in the organizational hierarchy. Without buy-in from the head of a company, it is unlikely that other members will be supportive in the planning and eventual...

...Article review :What is Strategy?(Michael E. Porter)
We know , Operational effectiveness means performing the activities required for producing a product or delivering a service better—that is, faster, or with fewer inputs and defects—than rivals. Companies can reap enormous advantages from operational effectiveness (as illustrated by the example of Japanese firms). But from a competitive standpoint, the problem with operational effectiveness is that best practices are...

...﻿The root of the problem is the failure to distinguish between operational effectiveness and strategy
Operational effectiveness and strategy are both essential to superior performance, which, after all, is the primary goal of any enterprise. But they work in very different ways.
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McDonalds Strategy
McDonalds Strategy
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